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Where does “abscondite” come from?

abscondite (Latin) comes from Latin absconditus, from Latin abscondo, from Latin condo, from Latin condicio, from Latin condico, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

abscondite (Latin): obscurely; profoundly

Definitions

  1. obscurely; profoundly

Ancestry of “abscondite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsconditushidden, concealed; secret, covert
2LatinabscondoI hide, conceal, cover, shroud
3LatincondoI put together; I build, establish; form,...
4LatincondicioAn agreement, contract, covenant, stipulation,...
5LatincondicoI talk something over together, agree to/upon,...
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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